Swales Out!

[The Stockport Iniesta]

His early years were a bit before my time tbh, but I remember reading that he was basically invited onto the board as a kind of peacemaker/buffer between the split factions on the board, which was soon followed by the coup de grace . Football wise, I never forgave him for selling Trevor Francis to pay for a new fuckin roof on the Main stand.

 

[BLUEMAD]

Set us back many years I'm afraid. Remember well some of those protests outside the main stand. In a strange way though, it makes these happier times all the sweeter.

 

[goatinho]

haha i still have an evening news with me and my mate on the front page chucking a metal crush barrier at the main entrance.



i was about 16 and my mum went mad:(

 

[Santiago Street]

Used to go to the AGMs with my old man. God they were fun - looked forward to it more than that week's game.

Various faces would launch into lengthy verbal attacks against Swales who would listen patiently, all the while messing about with his wig. When the speaker had finished Swales seemingly always used to compliment them for making some very good points which he "would take on board" and then moved on to the next irate speaker. Wisecracks were shouted at regular intervals from the floor and to be fair to him Swales took it all in good spirit and had a nice dry sense of humour.

It was brilliant stuff, like being at a Bernard Manning gig

 

[chelseaaway84]

i went to blackburn v wigan on the monday night after newcastle away on the sunday with my wife (free tickets)
i was absolutly loving football after our win at newcastle with qpr to come on the sunday
i was amazed at the passion and anger aimed at venkys and kean from the first minute, there was not one song in favour of the team just abuse and a chicken on the pitch !!!
but not to feel outdone and to fit in with the locals i just had to roar out one swales out chant and laugh at how far we had come
i once played football for a team in defence and our offside trap worked well when we all shouted swales out and stepped out !!!

 

[LongsightM13]

I had broken my leg playing football and had "Swales Out" written in big letters in jumbo marker down the front of my plaster cast, which made its way onto the TV news coverage of one of the big pre-match protests.
There was a vicar who was one of the leaders of the campaign to oust Swales. A middle-aged, grey haired Blue in a dog collar trying to persuade hundreds of angry, beered-up footy lads to do a 'sit-in' on the concourse in front of the main entrance, in the style of San Francisco in 1968, was none of the many surreal sights of that time.
There was the famous Ipswich game which was abandoned for a waterlogged pitch when we were 2-0 up, and loads of us stayed on the Kippax until 4.45pm, chanting Swales out and even whistling for the non-existent ref to blow for time.
I remember the Mirror were Franny's mouthpiece at the time, even doing Forward With Franny badges, and loved stirring the shit.

 

[Chrisja1000]

There is a picture of me in a book called Rebellion: The football protest movements.

I'm in the middle of the book with a "Swales out flag". My claim to fame although I do look like a young Rick Astley on the picture!!!

 

[casualdeyna]

I should still have my SOS (Sod Off Swales) sticker somewhere!

 

[mammyjam]

I was four when he was deposed and while i had already been to a few games I remember little

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[Big Swifty]

I can tell you a true story about when I met Swales. He very kindly offered me a lift in the minibus meeting him & City directors at Gatwick when the flight he and I were on (from Mcr) was much delayed and we were playing at Brighton (got stuffed 4-0). I sat at the back of the vehicle and listened while PS talked football with his cronies. I tell you, I have rarely heard so much rubbish spouted about the game. I was shocked - I thought, "This man is not only in charge of City, he is instrumental in picking the England manager!"
I didn't doubt his loyalty to City, but his judgment was less than average. As someone has posted, the job at Maine Road was too big for him. His blank cheque policy with Allison all but ruined us.